diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 1c26fe7f..1fb52791 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <PropertyGroup>
-        <VersionPrefix>1.7.4</VersionPrefix>
+        <VersionPrefix>1.8.0-prview-01</VersionPrefix>
         <PackageIcon>WireMock.Net-Logo.png</PackageIcon>
         <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/WireMock-Net/WireMock.Net</PackageProjectUrl>
         <PackageLicenseExpression>Apache-2.0</PackageLicenseExpression>
diff --git a/Generate-ReleaseNotes.cmd b/Generate-ReleaseNotes.cmd
index adb91106..2d1a3761 100644
--- a/Generate-ReleaseNotes.cmd
+++ b/Generate-ReleaseNotes.cmd
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 rem https://github.com/StefH/GitHubReleaseNotes
 
-SET version=1.7.4
+SET version=1.8.0-prview-01
 
 GitHubReleaseNotes --output CHANGELOG.md --skip-empty-releases --exclude-labels test question invalid doc duplicate example environment --version %version% --token %GH_TOKEN%